Cost of living comparison
Astana is 73.3% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Astana instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 58.1% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
$10.10
KZT5,281.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$6.06
KZT3,168.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$0.96
KZT501.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$0.51
KZT268.75
|
|
pay 55.5% more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$0.52
KZT269.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$4.84
KZT2,534.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$4.31
KZT2,253.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$1.65
KZT864.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$2.24
KZT1,171.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$0.58
KZT303.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$0.86
KZT450.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$0.95
KZT496.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$0.84
KZT441.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$0.23
KZT120.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$0.20
KZT103.30
|
|
pay 10.9% more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$1.87
KZT978.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$15.15
KZT7,922.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$20,193.94
KZT10,562,943.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$5.86
KZT3,063.25
|
|
pay 83.6% more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$12.70
KZT6,645.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$463.50
KZT242,444.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$333.20
KZT174,288.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$42.17
KZT22,059.42
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$227.18
KZT118,833.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$6,062.07
KZT3,170,914.35
|
|
pay 98.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$1.21
KZT633.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$2.16
KZT1,132.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$1.74
KZT911.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$55.49
KZT29,027.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$5.05
KZT2,640.74
|
|
pay 41.6% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$76.02
KZT39,762.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$42.98
KZT22,483.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$99.59
KZT52,094.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$91.40
KZT47,810.66
|
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